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File #: 25-1110-0611    Name: Change Order No. 1 to Burling Builders for the Ronan Park Gateway Project
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 5/16/2025 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 6/11/2025 Final action: 6/11/2025
Title: AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER #01 TO BURLING BUILDERS, INC. FOR RONAN PARK GATEWAY AND RIVER PLAZA DEVELOPMENT SPECIFICATION NO. P-23001-003
Sponsors: Planning and Construction
Indexes: Change Order
Attachments: 1. MWBE Schedules - Burling Builders, Inc.
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AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER #01 TO BURLING BUILDERS, INC. FOR RONAN PARK GATEWAY AND RIVER PLAZA DEVELOPMENT
SPECIFICATION NO. P-23001-003

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To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Park District

I. Recommendation

It is recommended that a change order be approved affecting the contract for the subject work, said change to authorize:

Change Order #01: Additional expenses due to unanticipated design changes required by the Metropolitan Water & Reclamation District (MWRD). This change order also includes a construction time extension because the contractor was unable to proceed with work upon contract award until an MWRD permit was obtained.

ADD: $385,726.00


II. Change Order Information

Contractor: Burling Builders, Inc.
44 W 60th St
Chicago, 60621
MBE% WBE%
Original Contract Amount: $ 3,223,535.00 28.97 6.05
Amount of Current Change Order #01: $ 385,726.00 (11.97%) 48.23 15.85
New Contract Amount: $ 3,609,261.00 33.74 7.09

Contract Type: Construction

Contract Period: Time Extension to January 31, 2026

Contract Amount: Not-to-exceed $3,609,261.00

This change order includes MBE participation by Burling Builders Inc. for $89,304.00 and by CPMH Construction for $96,718.00 and also includes WBE participation by Chicago Area Plumbing for $61,130.00. Overall project participation including this Change Order is at 33.74% MBE and 7.09% WBE. The Contractor will continue to meet or exceed the minimum 25% MBE and 5% WBE compliance on this contract.

Change Order #01:

Ronan Park runs along the North Branch of the Chicago River and is owned by MWRD. The park contains MWRD buried equipment they own, operate and maintain that includes deep tunnel stormwater infrastructure, associated drop chambers and shafts, a gate structure and access vaults. The Ch...

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